Sept. 10, 2001

(Fort Collins, CO) - USF women's golf finds themselves in third place after the first two rounds of the 2001 Ptarmigan/Ram Fall Invitational, hosted by Colorado State. USF shot an opening round 300, followed by a 299 in the second round for a day one score of 599 in the Lady Dons' opening event of the 2001-2002 season.

Host Colorado State is in the lead after day one after shooting an impressive 582, including an even-par 286 in the second round. In-state rival Colorado shot 596 (298, 298) to finish second after 36 holes. San Francisco (300, 309) and Nevada (304, 295) each shot 599, while Washington State rounds out the top-five with a 601 (301, 300).

Leading the way for USF was junior Susie Laing who shot a 75 in the first round and then came back with an even-par 72 for a share of 11th place at 147. Sophomore Jordan Auten is in 12th place after carding a pair of 74's, while junior Lyndsey Devenish is in 13th place after an opening round 76, followed by a 74.

USF Individual Scores

T 3 San Francisco, U. of 300 299 599

11 Susannah Laing 75 72 147

12 Jordan Auten 74 74 148

T 13 Lyndsey Devenish 76 74 150

T 26 Lisa Chen 75 79 154

87 Amber Williams 89 86 175

Ptarmigan Ram Fall Classic Ptarmigan C. C. Fort Collins,CO Dates: 09/10 - 09/11 (Today:09-10-2001) Par: 72 Yardage: 6036

Fin. School Scores 1 Colorado State Univ. 296 286 582 +6

2 Colorado, U. of 298 298 596 +20

3 Nevada, U. of 304 295 599 +23

San Francisco, U. of 300 299 599 +23

5 Washington State U. 301 300 601 +25

6 Denver, Univ. of 303 302 605 +29

7 Northern Arizona U. 297 315 612 +36

8 Montana State Univ. 309 306 615 +39

9 Long Beach State 308 312 620 +44

10 Weber State Univ. 320 305 625 +49

11 Boise State Univ. 318 309 627 +51

12 North Texas, U. of 317 313 630 +54

13 McNeese State Univ. 327 315 642 +66

14 Wyoming, U. of 324 321 645 +69

15 Northern Colorado 329 325 654 +78

16 Gonzaga University 328 332 660 +84

17 Mesa State 336 335 671 +95